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Richard N Berman Foundation at a glance

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Richard N Berman Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$58k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$159kEducation$81kYouth Development$21kHuman Services$14kPhilanthropy$13kInternational$12kAnimals$10kReligion$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$602k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HEADSTRONG FOUNDATION$25,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION$10,000
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY$10,000
LIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER$5,000
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL$5,000
PERELMAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 25% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA (OCIYN): $2k → 7%FACE TO FACE: $500 → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
DE
AZ
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$239k · 8 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
31

Total granted

$239k
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+50%

Still filing today

88%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HF
    HEADSTRONG FOUNDATION
    8× · 2018–2025 · $88k · revenue +125%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $50k · revenue +148%
  • AI
    ACADEMY IN MANAYUNK
    4× · 2018–2021 · $30k · revenue +136%

Funded once

  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -33%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $7k
  • LS
    LIVING STREAMS CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $6k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Fuchs Mizrachi Schools

The mission of fuchs mizrachi school is to educate each child in the orthodox jewish religious zionist tradition, imbued with the love of g-d, torah, people and the land of israel.

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2
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

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3
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
4
Luria Academy of Brooklyn

Luria academy is a child-centered environment dedicated to academic excellence and a sophisticated knowledge of jewish text and jewish heritage. located in the prospect heights neighborhood of brookly, luria academy is a jewish…

Education
5
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School

Abraham joshua heschel day school cultivates students' natural sense of wonder into an exceptionally rich education that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and compassion. in partnership with our families, we inspire our students to…

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6
The Pardes Jewish Day School Inc

The pardes jewish day school prepares students to become outstanding members of society through a rigorous secular and judaic education, a nurturing community, and a foundation in reform judaism that welcomes all jewish traditions.

Education
7
Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School

Ronald c. wornick jewish day school develops students who are socially and academically prepared to meet their full potential as engaged leaders committed to a life steeped in jewish ethics and values.

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8
Community Day School

At community day school, we are committed to raising proud jews, confident leaders, and accomplished learners who value excellence and prioritize community. as educators, administrators, and staff, we hold ourselves to the highest ethical…

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9
Mastery Charter High School

All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams.

Education
10
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center

To enrich lives, build community, and inspire jewish journeys.

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11
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
12
Kaiserman Jewish Community Center

The kaiserman jewish community center aspires to be the premier multi-generational hub of non-denominational jewish activity. we strive to positively impact the wellness of the mind, body and spirit in an inclusive environment for this and…

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia; the most unlike its peers is Compassionate Care Als Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 43 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
19/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $88,100 · HealthHEADSTRONG FOUNDATIONTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $49,500 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIO…LIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER: $6,050 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthPHILA YOUTH BASKETBALL: $17,500 · OtherPHILA YOUTH BASKETBALLIndividual grant recipient: $6,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLIVING STREAMS CHURCH: $6,000 · OtherLIVING STREAMS CHURCHGABRIELLE'S FDN FOR CANCER RESEARCH: $5,500 · OtherGABRIELLE'S FDN FOR CANCER RE…NA'AMAT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND: $5,000 · OtherNA'AMAT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUNDLIGHT HOUSE BUILD: $5,000 · OtherLIGHT HOUSE BUILDRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $5,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSEMAKE A WISH: $5,000 · OtherMAKE A WISHM&M DONOT ADVISED FUND: $5,000 · OtherM&M DONOT ADVISED FUNDWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INN: $5,000 · OtherWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INNM&M DONOR ADVISED FUND: $5,000 · OtherM&M DONOR ADVISED FUNDGERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL: $5,000 · OtherGERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL+14 more: $13,400 · Other+14 moreACADEMY IN MANAYUNK: $30,000 · EducationACADEMY IN MANAYUNKTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GERMANTOWN: $22,500 · EducationTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GER…CB COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: $15,000 · EducationCB COMMUNITY SCHOOLSHEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 · EducationHEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA+1 more: $1,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $10,400 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,500 · InternationalK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $10,000 · AnimalsMACCABI USA INC: $1,800 · Recreation & SportsPHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC: $1,750 · Recreation & SportsJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $2,500 · PhilanthropyTHE EAGLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $500 · Philanthropy
Health$149,150Other$89,200Education$73,500International$11,900Animals$10,000Recreation & Sports$3,550Philanthropy$3,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $88,100 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $49,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetACADEMY IN MANAYUNK: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GERMANTOWN: $22,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCB COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $10,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER: $6,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAYMOND AND RUTH PERELMAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMACCABI USA INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC: $1,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EAGLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFACE TO FACE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Saramar Charitabl…Business Leadership O…The Philadelphia Foun…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Saramar Charitable FundPA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Saramar Charitable Fund · Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools · The Philadelphia Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Richard N Berman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard N Berman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 43 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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